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HAMDEN,
Conn. - Led by junior Marissa
Caroleo's (North Babylon, N.Y.) six goals, the Quinnipiac
women's lacrosse team won in commanding fashion over Northeast
Conference opponent Sacred Heart, 14-5, on Friday afternoon at
Quinnipiac Field Hockey & Lacrosse Turf Field. The fifth
consecutive victory for Quinnipiac improves its NEC record to 4-0,
while its overall record improves to 5-3. Sacred Heart falls to 1-2
in NEC action and 2-8 overall.

"I am
extremely pleased with the way we played today," head coach Danie
Caro said. "Everyone was very focused and intense and it showed
in the way we started off the game."

Caroleo, who also
collected one ground ball and two draw controls in the game, scored
three of her six goals in the first half as the Bobcats jumped out
to an eventual 9-0 lead to begin the game. Junior Laura
Iannotti (Rocky Point, N.Y.) netted three goals, while senior
Lauren
Matuszczak (East Longmeadow, Mass.) collected a goal and two
assists in the contest. Sophomore Lianne
Toomey (Hicksville, N.Y.) picked up a goal and an assist, while
sophomore Sarah Allan (Glastonbury, Conn.) was credited with two
assists. Senior Christine
Sinnigen (Sudbury, Mass.) and junior Devon
Gibney (Hopkinton, Mass.) each tallied two assists, while
sophomore Chelsea
Guerrera (Wantagh, N.Y.) scored one goal in the
game.

Senior Kaitlyn
Kelly (North Massapequa, N.Y.) led the Bobcats defensively,
collecting a team-high four ground balls and sharing the team-lead
with Gibney in caused turnovers (three). Gibney, the reigning NEC
Player of the Week, played a solid all-around defensive game for
Quinnipiac, collecting two ground balls and two draw controls on
the afternoon. Junior Kim
Davis (Darien, Conn.) (two ground balls, two caused turnovers)
played an integral role in a Quinnipiac defensive unit which held
the reigning NEC Champions to just one first half goal en route to
its lowest overall goal total of the season.

"Kaitlyn
Kelly and Devon
Gibney had great games on defense for us, and everyone on
offense did a really nice job. Marissa Caroleo was very accurate,
going 6 for 6, and we had a great game from Lauran Matuszczak
too."

Assistant
coach Brittany
Hauser added "I thought Noelle Martello was really solid in
cage. She made several big saves for us and also did a nice job
sparking our transition with her clears."

Quinnipiac
put together one of the best performances of the season, as it
nearly shutout the Pioneers through the first 30 minutes of play.
Toomey scored Quinnipiac's first goal of the game just under four
minutes into the game. The Bobcats then received goals from
Matuszczak and Allen, before Iannotti and Caroleo each scored three
goals apiece. Sacred Heart finally found the back of the net with
3:05 remaining in the first half, but by then Quinnipiac had built
a tremendous 9-1 lead.

Following
halftime, Quinnipiac scored two more goals (one from Guerrera, one
from Caroleo) to increase its lead to 11-1 with 26:15 remaining in
the game. Sacred Heart and Quinnipiac traded goals as Caroleo and
Toomey each scored, to bring the score to 13-3 with 5:46 remaining
in the contest. Caroleo would add one more goal for Quinnipiac,
before the Pioneers finished the game with two more scores.

The Bobcats
return to action on Sunday, Apr. 3 when they face non-conference
opponent Denver at 11 a.m. at Quinnipiac Field Hockey &
Lacrosse Turf Field.